there’s an awkward line in bellever woods iirc

bincombe is my favourite
smiths isnt worth the climb out imo frog isnt great imo
stert/sommerton is great
anything over great wood is fun
weacombe is a nice way to finish.
cant remember any of the other proper names as we know the trails by other names…

thanks Mike will look into that

been away so thanks for all the replies, like a fe wof you I’ve never considered finance for bikes (or anything other than cars/mortgage) we have the savings to buy a bike but at 0% I’d rather keep that money in the bank and pay off using dd every month….

crispy thanks for that info regarding foreign currencies will deffo check that and sort out cash withdrawal or fund transfer or similar that is free…..

now canyon or YT..? and what size !!

antares Ive just seen that one…seems to fit the bill perfectly..
cheers

Warton I looked at cc but couldn’t find any that offered more than 16months on purchases..
Kayak…will go look at that cheers

If you go past Plympton then cofast on valley Rd sell gd quality bearings.
I use them whenever I need something.. If it’s not in stock then generally it’s a next day thing…

ive got the sportscrafter resistance ones, very good indeed, weirdly i get no abnormal tyre wear at all..

ha funny you mention that was just looking at that..comes to about £24 for what I need..way cheaper than crc which is almost £1 per spoke!

edit, budget is not great but would like semi decent quality

ive got the tr275 and feel its way better (for me) than the 2012 five it replaced.
150 sweeps feel perfect, and its very stable at speeed and in the air..
for balance I did a 47mile xc ride on sunday on it too…
the 130mm back end still feels better behaved than the 140mm orange rear end, and although I think I shouldve got the AM I’m happy with the the tr…

high roller dh tyres are availabe in 24″ flavour.

that.looks….ace!

cheers lads
had a look through that thread last night there’s tons of it!

thanks for the reply..they do seem to be very year specific..ill do a bit of research and get back to you.
i find the forks super plush but too soft in the 1st part of the stroke…very very wallowy when trying to mash the pedals for gaps etc

888 cr 2013/14 I think
am 13st so thinking hard as using too much compression on the current spring.

yoga with adrienne is pretty good introduction to yoga..very gentle and pace is slow, its helped me with general aches and pains from tightness…and is nice to do too..

cardboard box does for me every time.

jay your welcome to try my sweeps, with the roughcut damper..I love them and around the same weight as a pike give or take 50g

we’ve booked one through airb&b this year, cheap as chips and in the area we wanted (ie not close to opera nightclub!)

both my kids have them, they’re really good imo

Good luck.. Had a quick spin in cann today. Was wet as ever but plenty grippy and decent fun…
Go fast through the river and avoid the bridge for maximum fun!

Hoping the gains downhill will make up for the uphill…

It never has for me..always get stuck behind slow descenders who then sprint away on the climbs!

ah is that so? do the newer ones have the allen screw inside to adjust pressure?

yes although ditch the pressurized basket straight away and do the pressure drop mod (google it)
above wand is also recommended if you like frothy stuff..

Quick road loop for me today.

ye makes total sense, I’ve gone through 3 rims this year hanging up on gaps so price to replace is definitely a factor…I’ve been replacing them with superstar rims/wheels but they are sooo heavy and I’d like to make the bike feel a bit more sprightly if its possible…
will look into these a bit closer I think

cheers Jambo, am going to go there in a few days to check it out.
failing that it’ll be cotswolds and if no joy, the interweb…or Exeter.

my lcs options arent great. go outdoors. and cotswold.

I’d not considered them, will have a look at them, any particular model?

that saracen looks sweet

cheers guys
I know which stuff I want (and fits) but just needed some decent shops to look in, cheers

ah thats ok theyre the ones i was looking at…will continue the search!

thanks poah, I did look there earlier too but couldnt find them..

will check again

edit, im useless, i still cant find any (in stock)

cheers paul, thats what i do currently with my 200.
just did a quick ride with the 520 and it uploaded automatically through my phone as per jambo’s post..easy peasy

now just need to borrow a windows laptop to update it…

where can you buy the 471’s..? my fu is weak!

cheers chaps will have a look at the ex 471’s
need to increase my internet fu and find some cheap decent hubs/spokes/nipples etc

cheers will go look now

right ok thats good news, its a bit confusing with garmin connect and strava etc etc may get a ride in tomorrow and see if it works…

have you just connected the phone via bluetooth and left it or had to change any settings to get it to upload to strava?

flows i’d considered already, but are in short supply in 26″ flavour, e13 lg1 rims I’ll look into

ye looks very short!